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G E N E R A L   E L E C T R I C   4-Axle Units
B40-8W No. 507 is on the point of a westbound freight departing Gallup on 2/21/2011. Delivered as ATSF 507 in October 1990, it retains its number but now wears H2 paint. Ironically, the air conditioner was swapped out and replaced by one in warbonnet colors! Also note the mismatched battery doors.  This train had four units dating from 1988 to 1990 (three GP60s are trailing).
B40-8W No. 552, still mostly in Santa Fe paint, is parked in Gallup on 9/24/2011. The paint is extremely faded for the most part. Too bad the sun was on the wrong side, here...
B23-7 No. 4274, originally ATSF 6417, and built December 1985.  Here it's seen at Belen on July 20, 2002.
B40-8 No. 8604.  Painted in the first Heritage scheme (later known as H1), it is serving as the Longmont, CO switcher (8/31/2008).  Originally ATSF 7414 (built June 1988).
B40-8 No. 8608, at Belen on July 20, 2002.  Originally ATSF 7418, built June 1988.
B40-8 No. 8620. It's leading an eastbound freight into Gallup, NM on 1/26/2002.  Originally ATSF 7430, built April 1989, it was painted in H1 about 10 months prior to this photo.
B40-8 No. 8639.  Painted in the H1 scheme, it is paired with No. 8604 serving as the Longmont switcher (8/31/2008).  It looks like some kind of spill has faded the sill paint over the rear truck.  Originally ATSF 7449 (built April 1989).
G E N E R A L   E L E C T R I C   6-Axle Units:
C44-9W



C44-9W Walkaround  (Also referred to as a DASH 9-44CW)

Here are four views of the former AT&SF No. 629, resting at Rincon on 9/07/2009.  Still in original paint fifteen years after delivery (Feb 1994), it has the usual BNSF modifications: yellow sill stripes (FRA mandated), and "BNSF" lettered under the cab number.

Note that the air conditioner has been swapped with one from an orange unit.

These images are fairly large, to better show details.
AT&SF No. 618, Leading west out of Needles at dusk on 5/23/1998. Still in full Santa Fe paint, no BNSF patch yet, nearly two years post-merger.

Built February 1994.
No. 630, coming into Flagstaff from the west on 3/27/2008.  Still in original Santa Fe paint, but note the missing letters on the side.  Contrast the "BNSF" reporting marks with those on No. 629 above.

Built February 1994.
No. 679 rolls southbound through Longmont, CO on 7/31/2010.  This unit was built in August 1994, which makes it 16 years old at time of photo.  Still in original Santa Fe paint and number, it's getting pretty faded, and carries a swapped air conditioner behind the cab.

Built August 1994.
No. 681, at Hot Sulphur Springs, CO on 8/09/2007.  The air conditioner has been swapped on this unit.  Built August 1994 for the ATSF, relettered sometime later.
No. 727, in New Image paint, east of Flagstaff on 3/27/2008.

Note the six steps up to the pilot deck.  The earlier versions delivered to the Santa Fe had only five.
No. 744, at Coal Creek canyon, CO on 12/5/2008.

Built August 1997 (two years after formation of BNSF, and yet delivered in the Warbonnet scheme).

No. 1010, tied up at Rincon, NM on 5/09/2010. Still in H1 paint, this unit was built in September 1996 (Not October 1996 as some sources state) and was one of the earlier units delivered in the orange H1 scheme.

Bottom: a nose-on portrait.

Here is the builder's plate on this locomotive.

I saw this same unit in the same place in July, but the photos were redundant so I didn't add anything.
No. 1037 is fourth on an eastbound freight at Gallup on 9/11/2010.  Note that it has picked up an air conditioner that was originally installed on a Warbonnet unit.

Built October 1996.
No. 1050 leads an eastbound train down the hill into Needles at dusk on 5/23/1998.

Built in November 1996, it's only 18 months old.
Partial portrait of No. 1078, at Denver on 7/29/2007.  This photo demonstrates a variant of the H1 scheme.  This series of Dash-9's had silver trucks and tanks (see here for another example).  Contrast to the EMD H1 units below and the B40-8's above, which have green trucks and tanks.
No. 4038 is on a westbound stack/autorack train at Perea, NM on 9/11/2010.

Built July 2003.
No. 4108 is third in the consist of an eastbound freight at Gallup on 9/11/2010.  Note the interesting patch to the paint job on the side. Evidently the unit was a victim of a GE exhaust-stack torch.  Some shop slapped on some primer to cover the scorch mark, sloppily.  Built December 2002.
No. 4334, tied up at Rincon, NM on 3/07/2010.  The 4334 was built in February 1999, part of an order of 400 such units delivered between January 1999 and April 2000.
No. 4374, tied up at Rincon, NM on 12/13/2009-- right in the shadow of the silo, unfortunately. The 4374 was built in March 1999.

Two views of No. 4388, parked at Rincon on 12/13/2009.  This unit arrived in April 1999.

Here is the builder's plate and emissions data.

(I'm really getting to like Rincon as a place to get roster shots-- it's right off the highway, accessible, and quiet.)
No. 4402, running as a DPU on the Moffat on 3/28/2002.  Here is a nice shot of the back end.  Though backlit, I've managed to adjust the light so it's more visible.  You can see the herald on the end, which on the H1 scheme had been on the nose instead.
No. 4406 is on the point of a westbound freight at Gallup on 2/21/2011.  The sign in the background is a quintessential Route 66 motif...
No. 4412, in the siding at Sulphur, CO on 8/09/2007.  Built April 1999.
No. 4592 is second on an eastbound freight at Gallup on 9/11/2010.

Built November 1999 and still looking good.
No. 4602 is rolling east through Gallup on 9/24/2011. Note the burn-scarred paint and primer coverup.

Built December 1999.
No. 4616 is on the point of an eastbound freight at Ruthton, MN on 9/29/2011. (Notice the "triclops" SD60M to the left; see here.)

Built January 2000.
No. 4621, in a howling ground blizzard at Rollinsville, CO on 12/5/2008.  Built Jan 2000.
No. 4682 is parked on the service track in Gallup on 9/11/2010.

Built March 2000.
No. 4745, near Flagstaff on 3/27/2008.  Built April 1998, first of a batch of 255 units delivered between then and the following January.
No. 4778, tied up at Rincon, NM on 3/07/2010.  The 4334 was built in June 1998.

No. 4847, two views:
TOP  Shoving on the rear of a westbound freight at Coal Creek Canyon, CO.

BOTTOM  Same train, approaching Pinecliffe, CO on 12/5/2008. 

Built August 1998.

No. 4867 is leading a westbound ballast train at Ruthton, Minnesota, 9/29/2011.

Built September 1998.
No. 4928, near Flagstaff on 3/27/2008.  Built October 1998.
No. 5028 is at West Gallup on 9/11/2010.

Built August 2004.
No. 5088 is rolling east at West Gallup on 9/11/2010, passing a westbound JB Hunt train.

Built June 2004.

No. 5165 is leading a southbound grain train at Sioux Falls, SD, on 10/1/2011.

Built April 2004.
No. 5173, running third at Rollinsville, CO on 12/05/2008.  Built November 2003, which accounts for the good-looking paint.
No. 5213, northbound in Las Cruces with No. 4595.  The 5213 was built September 2003, the 4595 in November 1999.
No. 5218 is second (of two units) on a westbound container train at West Gallup on 9/11/2010.

Built September 2003.
No. 5260 leads a southbound freight across 3rd Ave. in Longmont, CO on 7/31/2010.  Built April 2002 and not particularly faded in this shot.
No. 5264, coming into Flagstaff on 3/27/2008.  Built April 2002.
No. 5290 is on an eastbound freight at Ruthton, Minnesota, 9/29/2011.

Built July 2001.
Nos. 5319 and 5123 have been serviced at the Belen fuel rack and are ready to go back on the road.
No. 5396, east of Pinecliffe, CO on 12/5/2008.  Built October 2000, and is one of the badly-faded units seen from time to time.  The color is more salmon than orange!
No. 5446 leads an eastbound out of Byers Canyon, CO on 8/09/2007.
No. 5448, at west Gallup on 1/26/2002.  In this shot it was being moved around the yard by itself; I never did see why.  (Pardon the traffic light in the image...)  We liked it because it matched our phone number at the time!
G E N E R A L   E L E C T R I C   6-Axle Units:
ES44DC
No. 6209 at Denver, 7/29/2007. 
No. 6688, an ES44C4 (I think), westbound out of Gallup on 9/24/2011.

Two views (both sides) of No. 7274 near Perea, NM on 9/11/2010.  It's third, trailing unit, on a westbound stack/rack train.

Build date unconfirmed but sometime after Feb 2009.
No. 7277 is stopped at West Gallup, with an eastbound freight, on 9/24/2011.

Build date unconfirmed but sometime after Feb 2009.
No. 7283 is westbound, west of Gallup on 9/11/2010.
No. 7337 is eastbound near Perea, NM on 9/11/2010.  Here it's actually stopped, waiting for Amtrak train No. 4 to clear.
No. 7363 is eastbound near Perea, NM on 9/11/2010.  Same train as No. 7337 above. The ES44's are becoming dominant on the Transcon.
No. 7390 is eastbound west of Gallup, NM on 9/11/2010.  It's the rearmost DPU unit on a stack train.

Probably built mid-2009.
No. 7397 is on an eastbound intermodal near Perea, NM on 9/11/2010.  Here it's actually stopped, waiting for Amtrak train No. 4 to clear.
No. 7469 is leading an eastbound freight at Gallup, NM on 9/11/2010. 



Four views of No. 7479 at Rincon, 9/07/2009.

This unit was evidently built in 2009, although I haven't located specific data yet.  It certainly looks new.

Note the ladder access to the roof from the top of the walkway box on the conductor's side.  There are at least two variations of these units and the ladders are located differently on each.

These images are fairly large, to better show details.
No. 7503 is spotted on the service track at Gallup, NM on 9/11/2010. 

Probably built January 2009.
No. 7573 at Sulphur, CO on 8/09/2007.  This unit was built in 2007.
No. 7581, leaving Belen, NM with a stack train on 5/09/2010.  This is one of the dirtier BNSF units I've photographed.  Built in 2007.
No. 7656 at Sulphur, CO on 8/09/2007.  It was delivered in January 2005, and thus barely missed being painted in the Wedge scheme.  It has ladders on the end of the long hood, on the middle left, and also forward behind the cab.
No. 7672 at Rincon, NM on 7/11//2010.  Built in January 2005, it's slightly faded, though not as bad as some of these units.

Here is the builder's plate.
No. 7684 is the trailing unit (of three) on a southbound freight at Longmont on 7/31/2010.  Note the H2 paint scheme.  Built February 2005.  Note that the engineer's side of these units has no ladders.
No. 7678 at Rincon, NM on 11/04/2007.  Part of the same batch as the units above, new in January or February 2005.
No. 7797 at Rincon, NM on 5/09//2010.  Built in July 2005, it's already fading to a salmon hue.

Here is the builder's plate.
No. 7830 leads an eastbound stack/pig train near Perea, NM on 9/11/2010.  Here it's actually stopped, waiting for Amtrak train No. 4 to clear.  Built in 2010.
No. 7836, leaving Belen, NM with a stack train on 5/09/2010. Obviously a recent delivery (2010?), but at the present I am unable to find any details on the web.
No. 7867 leads an eastbound stack train into Gallup, NM on 9/11/2010.  Built 2010.
No. 7893 is the trailing unit (of the head end group) on an eastbound stack train coming into Gallup, NM on 9/11/2010.  Built 2010.
G E N E R A L   E L E C T R I C   6-Axle Units:
ES44AC
ES44AC No. 6049 leads a northbound coal empty through Longmont on 8/01/2010.  I don't see many of these in my normal haunts, but they are a numerous class on the BNSF nonetheless.  It was built in July or August of 2006.

 

 

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